Dichalkon - Demetrios III Damascus
Features
| Issuer |
Seleucid Empire
(Seleucid Empire (305 BC - 64 BC))  |
|---|---|
| King |
Demetrios III Eukairos Philopator (95 BC - 88 BC)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 216-225 (97 BC - 87 BC) |
| Calendar | Seleucid era |
| Value | Dichalkon (1⁄24) |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 7 g |
| Diameter | 20.6 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 403418 |
| References | SCO# 1.2454 Seleucid Coins Online (http://numismatics.org/sco/) , SC2# 2454 Arthur Houghton, Catharine C. Lorber, Oliver D. Hoover; 2008. Seleucid Coins, a Comprehensive Guide / Part 2. Seleucus IV Through Antiochus XIII. American Numismatic Society, Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.Arthur Houghton, Arnold Spaer, Catharine C. Lorber; 1998. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Israel / Volume 1. The Arnold Spaer Collection of Seleucid Coins. Vecchi, London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Diademed head of Demetrius III right, bearded.
Reverse
Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm branch.
Script: Greek
Lettering: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTΡIOY ΘEOY ΦIΛOΠATOΡOΣ ΣΩTHΡOΣ
Translation: King Demetrios (III) Theos Philopator Soter
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 216 (97 BC) CΙΣ | SC2 2545.1 - monograms left | ||||||||||||||
| ND (97 BC - 87 BC) | unattributed | ||||||||||||||
| 217 (96 BC) ΖΙΣ | SC2 2545.2 - monograms left | ||||||||||||||
| 217 (96 BC) ΖΙΣ | SC2 2545.3 - monogram / N left | ||||||||||||||
| 217 (96 BC) ΖΙΣ | SC2 2545.4 - ΔΙ / N left | ||||||||||||||
| 217 (96 BC) ΖΙΣ | SC2 2545.5 - ΝΙ / ΦΙ | ||||||||||||||
| 218 (95 BC) ΗΙΣ | SC2 2545.6 - monograms left | ||||||||||||||
| 218 (95 BC) ΗΙΣ | SC2 2545.7 - A / N | ||||||||||||||
| 218 (95 BC) ΗΙΣ | SC2 2545.8 - Ν / ΦΙ | ||||||||||||||
| 219 (94 BC) ΘΙΣ | SC2 2545.10 - Ν / ΦΙ | ||||||||||||||
| 219 (94 BC) ΘΙΣ | SC2 2545.11 - monogram / Ν | ||||||||||||||
| 219 (94 BC) ΘΙΣ | SC2 2545.9 - N / A | ||||||||||||||
| 223 (90 BC) ΓΚΣ | SC2 2545.12 | ||||||||||||||
| 225 (88 BC) ΕΚΣ | SC2 2545.13 - monogram in exergue | ||||||||||||||
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